With a mischievous grin, Lily Allen looks up to the camera and says, “I would tell my younger self to go easy on the bleach.” She then points to her crop of candy-floss pink hair, remarking sarcastically, “as you can see I’m living by that advice now.”

This is why we love Allen. She refuses to take herself too seriously, isn’t afraid to be searingly honest and is, of course, absolutely hilarious.

Who better to quiz on life lessons, then, than a woman whose journey with fashion, careers and fame has been more colourful than most? Exactly. Plus, Allen has no qualms about telling you all about it (seriously, we haven’t got to the ‘masturbation bit’ yet), which makes things even better.

Here, we ask the singer to bestow upon us the wisdom she wishes she could tell her younger self, and, boy, does she deliver. Prepare to be schooled on pretty much everything, from money management to following your instincts.

Lily Allen has some particularly intimate advice for her younger self